Sustainable investments cannot focus on profit maximization alone, they also have to contribute to the future of mankind in terms of ecological and social-cultural challenges. How to apply this definition for financial investments is a broadly discussed topic for asset-managers with regard to...

In recent years, there has been an enormous dynamic of investments in the ESG and sustainability context - especially in Europe (GSIA, 2021). This applies both in terms of volume and in terms of product innovations or investment strategies. In order to reflect the overall development of the...

This article asks how sustainable investing (SI) contributes to societal goals, conducting a literature review on investor impact—that is, the change investors trigger in companies' environmental and social impact. We distinguish three impact mechanisms: shareholder engagement, capital...